James, S. (2012/Sep). Anatomy of residential care placement decision-making. Paper presented the 12th European Scientific Association on Residential & Foster Care for Children and Adolescents (EUSARF), 4-7 Sept 2012, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

James, S., Freeman, K., Mayo, D., Morgan, J., Schaepper, M.A. & Montgomery, S.B. (2012/Sep). Does insurance matter? A comparison of DBT utilization and effectiveness for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury. Paper presented at the 2^nd International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder and Allied Disorder. 27-29 Sept 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Alemi, Q. & James, S. (2012/May). An era of sacrifice: Resettlement stressors and views of depression among Afghan refugees. Presented at 8th Annual International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

Alemi, Q., & James, S. (2011/Oct). Identifying strategies of gaining access to the Afghan refugee population: a qualitative study. Presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA)139^th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Mayo, D., Freeman, K., James, S., & Hagerman, S. (2011, August). Adolescents with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A Study of Gender Differences. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Freeman, K., James, S., Mayo, D., & Hagerman, S. (2011, August). Treatment outcomes of adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury following outpatient treatment. Paper presentation presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

James, S. (2011/Jan). The Anatomy of Residential Care Decision-Making. Paper presented as part of a Child Welfare Symposium at the 15^th Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.

James, S., Roesch, S.C. & Zhang, J. (2011/Jan). Behavioral outcomes of youth with episodes in group care – a propensity score matching approach using national data. Paper presented as part of a Child Welfare Symposium at the 15^th Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.

Banta, J.E., Haviland, M.G., Denmon, C. & James, S. (2010/Nov). A CHIS study of children’s mental health services. Paper presented at the 138^th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.

McField, E., Montgomery, S.B., Belliard, J.C., James, S., Schubert, C. & Schuh, H. (2010/Nov).

Promoting Equity in Access to Mental Health Services: Exploring Cultural Attitudes Among Latinos. 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.

James, S., Landsverk, J. & Zhang, J. (2010/Jan). Examining contextual factors to understand residential care utilization. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.

McField, E., Belliard, J.C., Montgomery, S.B., James, S., Schubert, C., Charlemagne, S. & Batech, M. (2009/Nov). Approaches to Increasing Access and Quality of Mental Health Services for African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos. 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

McField, E., Montgomery, S.B., Belliard, J.C., James, S. & Schubert, C. (2009). Culture and Community: Latinos and Mental Health Service Use. 137^th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009.

James, S., Montgomery, S.B. & Smith, R.L. (2008/Jan). Sexual risk behaviors and risk factor profiles in a sample of intravenous drug using young adults. Paper presented at the 12^th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.

Forrester, T. & James, S. (2007/Oct). Mental health consumers in social work programs – ethical, legal, and clinical dilemmas. Roundtable presentation at the 53^rd APM of CSWE, San Francisco, CA.

James, S. (2007/Sep). Siblings in foster care – the challenges of implementing child welfare policy. Workshop presented at the 21^st Annual Children’s Network Conference, Ontario, CA.

Smith, R. & James, S. (2007/Sep). Pregnant and parenting teens in foster care: What’s next for these youth? Workshop presented at the 21^st Annual Children’s Network Conference, Ontario, CA.

James, S., Freeman, K., Mayo, D., Morgan, J., Schaepper, M.A. & Montgomery, S.B. (2012/Nov). Does insurance matter? A comparison of DBT utilization and effectiveness for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury. Poster presented at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, Oct 30- Nov 2, 2012, National Harbor, MD.

Smith, A., Gill, S., Lavian, M., James, S., & Freeman, K. (2012/Oct). The effectiveness of DBT on self-perception of executive functioning in adolescents. Poster presented at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Oct 18-20, 2012, Lawrence, KS.

McField, E., Belliard, J.C., Montgomery, S.B., James, S., Charlemagne, S., Cheema, R., Winjum, K. & Fajardo, A. (2009/May). Project ACCESS: Using community-based participatory research to assess and improve access to and use of mental health services among under- and un-insured Latinos. Poster presented at ‘Improving Health at Communities: The Role of Community Engagement in Clinical and Translational Research. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

James, S., Montgomery, S., Leslie, L. & Zhang, J. (2009/January). Sexual risk behaviors among youth in the child welfare system. Poster presented at the 13^th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

James, S., Monn, A. Palinkas, L. & Leslie, L. (2007/Oct).Maintaining sibling relationships in foster care. Poster presentation at the 53^rd APM of CSWE, San Francisco, CA.